After successful completion of the first phase of the pilot project Development of a network of entrepreneurial support institutions through the Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments (HAMAG-BICRO) and established the BOND Network which currently brings together 91 Entrepreneurial Support Institutions (EEIs) from the entire territory of the Republic of Croatia, HAMAG-BICRO continues the implementation of the second phase of the BOND project (BOND 2), the aim of which is to contribute to increasing the level of entrepreneurial activities by creating a more favourable entrepreneurial environment throughout the Republic of Croatia, thus ensuring stable growth and balanced regional development of the entire economy.
From 9. to 11 June 2021 the Amadria Park Grand Hotel 4 Opatija Flower Opatija held Opening conference of the BOND 2 project The event will also be organised as part of the event. Founding Assembly of the Association BOND Network, during which the Rijeka Development Agency Porin, as a new member of the network, is represented by director Dario Zorić. During the three-day conference intended for all old and new members of the BOND Network, workshops will be held on the topics of development of new services for entrepreneurs, standardization of consulting services for entrepreneurs in growth and development and strengthening the competencies of employees of PPI, i.e. members of the BOND Network.
What is BOND?
BOND is a unique network of different types of entrepreneurial support institutions (ENTIs) whose task is to provide support to entrepreneurs.
The BOND network represents a platform for the overall development of the capacity and quality of PPI services, and provides entrepreneurs with a unified approach to business knowledge, skills, partners, information and services important for starting and developing a business. In this way BOND is also positioned as a strategic partner to policy makers of development policies and measures for the development of entrepreneurship in Croatia.
Members of the BOND Network differ according to the type and type of entrepreneurial support institutions: development agencies (local, regional and development agencies of certain activities), business centres, business incubators (entrepreneurial incubators, incubators for new technologies), business accelerators, technology parks, competence centres.
You can find more about BOND at the following link.
The City of Rijeka and the Croatian Chamber of Economy are organizing a workshop within the EU project RESTART_4Danube (Danube Transnational Programme) with an umbrella theme
Sustainable conversion of industrial buildings
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, starting at 11 a.m. at the Torpedo Production Park in Rijeka, M. Barača 60.
In accordance with the theme, the workshop will present the projects of the City of Rijeka within which the renovation and conversion of abandoned industrial facilities has been carried out, or the regeneration process is in progress: Energana – incubator for creative technologies and IT industry, City of Rijeka Museum, Torpedo Production Park and Children’s House. After the presentations, a discussion will be organized on the topic of the application of 3D technology in creative industries in order to collect proposals and ideas of participants for contributing to the development of cultural and creative industries in Rijeka, and then a tour of the Torpedo Production Park and its technology laboratory for additive technology is planned.
Registration:
Due to the current epidemiological measures, the number of participants is limited, and registration for the workshop is mandatory and is done via the link: Registration form - Rijeka Policivil Workshop.
More details:
Invitation - Policivil Workshop in Rijeka 16-06-2021
Programme - Policivil Workshop in Rijeka 16-06-2021
On 25 May 2021, the partners of the Blue Green City project attended the eighth online meeting organised by the lead partner – Metropolis Nice Côte d’Azur.
The main topic of the meeting was the presentation of best practices in the field of implementation of the GBI concept identified individually by the project partners, in accordance with the regional context and the real situation in the implementation of best practices.
For the smooth running of this activity, the partners had the support and expertise of an Italian partner – Regione Piemonte and an English partner – of the University of Greenwich.
In this direction, short presentations were held to highlight the main elements of the identified best practices and the challenges and opportunities in their implementation, followed by discussions on exploring effective ways to improve them, with a particular focus on the portability of practices, the innovative character and the added value they bring.
The publication can also be found on the project’s official website: link.
On 27 April 2021, Blue Green City partners attended the seventh online meeting organised by the lead partner – Metropolis Nice Côte d’Azur.
The main topic of the meeting was the analysis of barriers and drivers for the adoption of the concept of blue and green infrastructures in each partnership region. In this direction, all project partners held presentations on the key obstacles and opportunities for adopting the BGI concept at the regional level.
The next partnership meeting will be held on 25 May 2021 on the topic of good practices in the field of blue and green infrastructures identified during the implementation of the project by all partners.
The publication can also be found on the project’s official website: link.
